Second G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meeting begins in Mumbai

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The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG)began on 23 May in Mumbai.

An Overview of the News

• The objective of the meeting is to reduce the impact of disasters on vulnerable communities.

• The meeting aims to identify opportunities and examine creative financing mechanisms for disaster risk reduction.

• Government officials, industry experts, private sector representatives and stakeholders from more than twenty countries participated in the three-day meeting.

• The meeting is based on the theme of "Financing for DRR" from the first DRRWG meeting held in Gandhinagar.

• The Coastal Road Project in Mumbai was discussed during the DRRWG meeting.

About Maharashtra

It is a state located in the western part of India and covers a significant part of the Deccan Plateau.

Chief Minister -Eknath Shinde

Governor - Ramesh Bais

Official Animal - Indian giant squirrel

Official Bird -Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

Official Dance - Lavani